OpinionBarry Coates: Release the TPP negotiation documentsTim Groser must respond to calls for transparency and release the negotiating documents so they can receive parliamentary scrutiny and public debate, writes Barry Coates.20 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionGeorge Laking: Talks lose-lose for cancer patientsThe cost of new "generic" versions of Herceptin and other such pharmaceuticals looks likely to become a casualty of the TPP agreement, writes George Laking.20 Feb 08:30 PM
New ZealandTrade talks leak spurs fears over drugThe high price of the breast cancer drug Herceptin in New Zealand could stand unchallenged for up to an extra 12 years under proposals leaked from the Asia-Pacific free-trade talks.20 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar weakens against USThe Kiwi weakened after Fed minutes of its January meeting showed some officials raised the possibility of rate rises "relatively soon".19 Feb 07:54 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar weaker as English comments drag momentumThe dollar was the weakest performer overnight, after comments by Bill English that the kiwi may be 20% overvalued.18 Feb 08:06 PM
BDBDAgribusinessWorld dairy prices fallDairy product prices recorded their biggest drop since early November in the latest global auction, with the volume sold falling to an eight-month low.18 Feb 06:45 PM
EmploymentReorganised Auckland port back on trackPorts of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson says the company is starting to reap the benefits of a reorganisation plan started in 2011.18 Feb 04:30 PM
Banking and financeKiwi dollar '20 pc overvalued,' say analystsA London-based hedge fund manager says it's only a matter of time before the Kiwi dollar plunges.17 Feb 01:16 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Blacklist is just not cricket, RalphSince Key's return, the PM's department has reached out to various New Zealand businesses to ask them for their views, writes Fran O'Sullivan.11 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Message for big tobacco - it's time to butt outThe bully boys of American trade have issued a thinly veiled threat of repercussions to NZ's exports if the Govt persists with plain packaging, writes Brian Rudman.11 Feb 04:30 PM
AgribusinessWestpac raises NZ growth forecastsWestpac has revised up its NZ growth forecast for 2014 to 4.2% and expects the Kiwi dollar to remain high against the US and Aussie dollars.10 Feb 11:39 PM
ManufacturingToyota to stop Australian manufacturingToyota Australia has completed the demise of the Australian car industry, saying it will stop building cars in that country by the end of 2017.10 Feb 08:45 PM
BusinessUS business groups 'deeply disturbed' by NZ packaging plansA group of six American business groups say they are "deeply disturbed" at the New Zealand Government's plans to introduce plain cigarette packets.09 Feb 10:31 PM
WorldCaracas drivers face pain at pumpIn the socialist state of Venezuela that is home to the world's largest oil and gas reserves, petrol is cheaper than water. But not for much longer.05 Feb 04:30 PM
